Losing a baby
Category Archives: knitting
Student knitters
Today I’ll make my weekly volunteer visit to the elementary school library for knit club. I had never taught a group to knit before and it is more challenging that I had anticipated. The lovely thing is that I have a swarm of volunteers. We … Read More →
knitting help and haiti
Looking to help those in need in Haiti? go to: http://www.msf.ca/ Knitters check out: Yarnharlot has sent out the knit signal (kinda like the bat signal) for knitters without borders. or if you need a new knitting pattern and want to help, check this out: … Read More →
week’s end
This weekend, we are as poor as ever and so it will be spent inside our home and in the yard. Really, we are not poor at all. We have a house, food (always fresh baking and local organic veggies and fruit) and lots of books and wool. My … Read More →
Spring branding
Spring has an excellent branding company working on its behalf. When I think of spring I think of fresh green prints, cute animals, little flowers and rubber boots. The truth is that spring is mostly smelly and very dirty. Our city smells like a giant … Read More →
Trees and treasures
What’s interesting about a child discovering nature is how quickly trees become normal and not as awe-making. As a baby, my daughter Macy would tilt her head back in the baby carrier and coo at the tree branches. Now, she walks by them without noticing, … Read More →